Lysistrata vs Misery: Which Should You Read?
Lysistrata
In Aristophanes' most popular play, sex is a powerful agent of reconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, led by Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until they stop fighting. This…
1 film adaptationBanned book
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Misery
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Misery highest: Misery 4.2 · Lysistrata 3.9.
- Lysistrata is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Misery.
- Misery has the widest readership — 855105 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lysistrata | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (54731) | 4.2 (855105) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (1323) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (44) | 4.5 (1023) |
Reception
| Lysistrata | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 54731 | 855105 |
| Editions | 86 | 99 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 32658 | 543737 |
| Reading it now | 757 | 19231 |
| Written reviews | 2573 | 41012 |
| Wikipedia attention | 14488 | 14535 |
| Pages | 117 | 384 |